2008 Fast Action Battlers Announced
Friday, November 2nd, 2007 5:28PM CDT
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy NewsPosted by: i_amtrunks Views: 31,356
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The set includes: Pulse Cannon Ironhide, Claw Slash Ramjet, Fire Blast Optimus Prime & Sonic Shock Smokescreen.
The set is due for release in January 2008. Currently there are no pictures of these upcoming figures, but stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more information.
To check out the pre-order page, please click here.
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Posted by matrixprime on November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:33pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:37pm CDT
Posted by Liege Evilmus on November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:39pm CDT
Still, I'm guessing repaints...
Posted by Skowl on November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:42pm CDT
Smokescreen = Jazz repaint
no new molds (still no Bonecrusher...) = sucks
Posted by Barricade on November 2nd, 2007 @ 5:53pm CDT
quoted for the truthSkowl wrote:
no new molds (still no Bonecrusher...) = sucks
Posted by 1337W422102 on November 2nd, 2007 @ 6:01pm CDT
Posted by Bass X0 on November 2nd, 2007 @ 6:28pm CDT
I am interested in seeing these, even if i don't buy them.
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 2nd, 2007 @ 6:29pm CDT
I'm not sure what to make of Fire Blast Prime and Pulse Cannon Ironhide, though. Yes, they could be repaints... but what could their color schemes be? G1 colors seem likely for Prime -- in which case I may pounce on this guy -- but Ironhide is a mystery to me. Will they do him in the classic red? One can only hope...
Posted by Zeedust on November 2nd, 2007 @ 7:38pm CDT
Skowl wrote:Ramjet = Starscream repaint
Smokescreen = Jazz repaint
no new molds (still no Bonecrusher...) = sucks
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Smokescreen being a Bumblebee recolor.
That said, yeah, where's our FAB Bonecrusher? Or a Cyber Slammmers version for that matter? We're getting three versions of Cliffjumper, who wasn't even in the movie, and only two of Bonecrusher? That doesn't seem right to me!
Posted by Rushie on November 2nd, 2007 @ 7:40pm CDT
Wes Crayon wrote:Ironhide is a mystery to me. Will they do him in the classic red? One can only hope...
I think he'll be blue, like the upcoming voyager Offroad Ironhide from the Allspark Power line. Especially since FAB Brawl got repainted into Desert Brawl, thus representing the normal line's Deep Desert version.
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 2nd, 2007 @ 8:18pm CDT
Rushie wrote:Wes Crayon wrote:Ironhide is a mystery to me. Will they do him in the classic red? One can only hope...
I think he'll be blue, like the upcoming voyager Offroad Ironhide from the Allspark Power line. Especially since FAB Brawl got repainted into Desert Brawl, thus representing the normal line's Deep Desert version.
You're probably right, but I'll still hold out hope for a red version!
Speaking of the FAB Brawl repaint, have we gotten any new news on him? Or was that prototype eBay auction the extent of it?
Posted by Smokescreen85 on November 2nd, 2007 @ 11:26pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on November 3rd, 2007 @ 9:13am CDT
...pathetic.
Posted by Autovolt127 on November 4th, 2007 @ 5:36am CST
Posted by Dr. Z on November 4th, 2007 @ 7:41am CST
Wes Crayon wrote:I'm not sure what to make of Fire Blast Prime and Pulse Cannon Ironhide, though. Yes, they could be repaints... but what could their color schemes be? G1 colors seem likely for Prime -- in which case I may pounce on this guy -- but Ironhide is a mystery to me. Will they do him in the classic red? One can only hope...
Prime = Night Watch Prime deco
Ironhide = Offroad Ironhide deco
Posted by Bass X0 on November 4th, 2007 @ 3:18pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 4th, 2007 @ 3:20pm CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:Skowl wrote:Ramjet = Starscream repaint
Smokescreen = Jazz repaint
no new molds (still no Bonecrusher...) = sucks
I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Smokescreen being a Bumblebee recolor.
Eh no, Bumblebee will be recolored into *gasp* Cliffjumper!
Posted by i_amtrunks on November 4th, 2007 @ 4:57pm CST
Autobot032 wrote:They're down to repainting F.A.B.s now? Seriously?
...pathetic.
I've never understood the FAB hate, sure they are watered down figures, but some of them are superior to their deluxe counterparts.
Bet Ramjet is a far better looking toy than Starscream. Wonder if we will get a proper Smokescreen repaint, or if he will just have his name.
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 4th, 2007 @ 8:20pm CST
i_amtrunks wrote:Bet Ramjet is a far better looking toy than Starscream. Wonder if we will get a proper Smokescreen repaint, or if he will just have his name.
I think so too -- main reason I passed on that FAB Starscream I saw this evening. I wonder if they'll give him a more fitting headsculpt, though?
Posted by Autobot032 on November 5th, 2007 @ 11:48am CST
Autobot032 wrote:They're down to repainting F.A.B.s now? Seriously?
...pathetic.
Bass X0 wrote:Why shouldn't they, Autobot032?
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i_amtrunks wrote:I've never understood the FAB hate, sure they are watered down figures, but some of them are superior to their deluxe counterparts.
Bet Ramjet is a far better looking toy than Starscream. Wonder if we will get a proper Smokescreen repaint, or if he will just have his name.
It's not actually F.A.B. hate. Other than Frenzy, I'm unimpressed with the rest of the molds, though I wouldn't consider it hatred. Dislike, yes. Hatred, no. Not that extreme.
My point is I'm sick and tired of repaints. I realize they have to to keep afloat and keep enough product until Summer, but there's so many other things they could do. Like...oh, I dunno...give us a Voyager Class Bonecrusher.
Posted by Zeedust on November 5th, 2007 @ 4:32pm CST
Autobot032 wrote: but there's so many other things they could do. Like...oh, I dunno...give us a Voyager Class Bonecrusher.
Or a FAB Bonecrusher, seeing as how he and Scorponok are the only movie chracters that haven't gotten any (not counting the robots made from the Allspark). I can also see him working as a Cyber Slammer.
In general, more Bonecrusher would be nice.
For that matter, the Voyager Bonecrusher rumor that seems to have fizzled out also involved a leader-class Starscream. I'm surprised Hasbro didn't decide to do that.
And why aren't we getting those four Allspark robots, anyhow? The Nokia-bot got enough screentime to support a toy, there's plenty of wiggle room for designing the X-box 360 robot that we never saw, and a steering wheel and a Mountain Dew machine would cetainlybe new and different. Don't lie, you'd buy a Dew-bot.
I understand why there are redecoes... I just wish the movie line could support some more molds so they could get stuff into it like Shockwave, Mixmaster, Scrapper, and the Chevy Autobots. There's plenty of stuff in the video games, sponsor stuff, etc., that deserves a chance in plastic.
Posted by i_amtrunks on November 5th, 2007 @ 4:50pm CST
Nemesis Primal wrote:And why aren't we getting those four Allspark robots, anyhow? The Nokia-bot got enough screentime to support a toy, there's plenty of wiggle room for designing the X-box 360 robot that we never saw, and a steering wheel and a Mountain Dew machine would cetainlybe new and different. Don't lie, you'd buy a Dew-bot.
I understand why there are redecoes... I just wish the movie line could support some more molds so they could get stuff into it like Shockwave, Mixmaster, Scrapper, and the Chevy Autobots. There's plenty of stuff in the video games, sponsor stuff, etc., that deserves a chance in plastic.
Mold costs.
And sure, many many many people would buy a Dewformer, but seriously who would buy a Steering Wheel-former, and why buy a Nokia-bot when there are the Real Gear phones?
Posted by Wes Crayon on November 5th, 2007 @ 6:13pm CST
i_amtrunks wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:And why aren't we getting those four Allspark robots, anyhow? The Nokia-bot got enough screentime to support a toy, there's plenty of wiggle room for designing the X-box 360 robot that we never saw, and a steering wheel and a Mountain Dew machine would cetainlybe new and different. Don't lie, you'd buy a Dew-bot.
I understand why there are redecoes... I just wish the movie line could support some more molds so they could get stuff into it like Shockwave, Mixmaster, Scrapper, and the Chevy Autobots. There's plenty of stuff in the video games, sponsor stuff, etc., that deserves a chance in plastic.
Mold costs.
And sure, many many many people would buy a Dewformer, but seriously who would buy a Steering Wheel-former, and why buy a Nokia-bot when there are the Real Gear phones?
They could sell out of Dewbots if they packed them alone in cases. And imagine the redeco possibilities! Depending upon how big they are, they could sell the suckers in a 4-pack and make the markings such that they formed a transforming allspark. And again, imagine the redeco possibilities! Assuming he was a VERY simplistic shellformer -- and really, who would complain if he was?! -- a 'bot like that could be easy as heck to pull off.
And yeah, the fandom would SO be about a Shockwave -- they wouldn't even have to make it a triple-changer or an artillery cannon or a helicopter. They could stick a Robot Heroes Shockwave head on one of the FAB bodies (there are certainly enough of them with one hand; it could work) and cast the sucker in purple plastic and guy would sell like mad.
Repaints are a-okay with me when characters are repainted into guys I want (which I imagine is why hardly anyone is complaining about Cliffjumper).
Posted by i_amtrunks on November 5th, 2007 @ 6:40pm CST
Dewformer has dozens of configurations they can use for repaints, all the Pepsi-Cola brands, as well as having access to all the "classic" branding for their brands from the 70's through 90's.
Fido Dido mid 90's 7-up stlye Dewformer anyone?
Posted by Smokescreen85 on November 8th, 2007 @ 6:03pm CST
Posted by kittybot on November 10th, 2007 @ 2:27pm CST